Sweater coat



Dec. 1, 1925- L56&927 J.C.W.RAHN

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JOSEPH C. RAHN, OF UTICA, NEW YORK.

SWEATER coa'r.

Application filed July 3, 1925. Serial No. 41,393.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH C. IV. RAHN, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Utica, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sweater Coats, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

My invention relates to a sweater coat and I declare the following to be a full, clear, concise and-exact description thereof sufficient to enable anyone skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings in which like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a knitted garment known as a sweater coat provided with a stoling adapted to form a V sha ed neck for fair weather and a high neck or stormy weather.

The stoling is so made and attached to the sweater that it will be comfortable either way it is worn. It will add also to the appearance of the garment when worn as a V- shaped neck. When worn as a high neck, its elasticity will allow it to conform thereto.

The object will appear by referring to the drawings, in which: i

Fig. 1 is a front view of a sweater coat showing the stoling fastened up as worn in cold weather.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view of a front view of the coat showing the stoling turned down to form a V-shaped neck.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the stoling showing the drop stitch portionalong the line of fold.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view showin a side elevation of the coat with the stohng turned up.

' Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing a side elevation with the stoling turned down.

Referring more particularly-to the drawings, the sweater coat is a knitted garment 1 having sleeves 2, 2 and side pockets 3, 3. The lower edge 4 is turned under and sewed along. the line 5. Extra knitted stri s -7, 7

of a lighter color are sewed along't e two edges of the pockets 3, 3 to add to the attractiveness of the finished garment.

A stoling or button strip 10 which is of unusual width is sewed along edge 11 .to the open front edge of the garment and extends pieces, if desired, by sewin from the lower edge 12 on one side up around the neckand, down to the other side. The other edge of the stoling is free to turn under. In order to cause said stoling to make an easy and natural fold along its center portion, it is made on a tubular or circular knitting machine consisting of two sets of needles, one set for the inside of cloth and the other for outside. However, along the center or folding line 15, one set of needles is held inoperative, as shown more particularly in Fig. 3, whereby to single knit said part. The single knitted part along folding line 15 will effect a natural fold of the free edge .of stoling 10 and, inasmuch, as the stoling is sewed in such manner on the garment as to cause the dropped stitched 1 part 15 to be disposed innermost, the free edge 16 will turn under.

The free edge 16 of stoling 10 is turned under and sewed at intervals from the lower edge 12 up to about the location of the neck at 20, 20. From these points, it is left free as at 22. Normally, the free edge 16 will be turned under, as illustrated in Fig. 2 to form a V-shaped neck. However, in cold weather. portion 22 will be turned up and fastened about the neck by glove fastener 23.

The elastic nature of the knitted fabric will allow the stoling 10 to stretch about and conform to the shape of the neck of the wearer.

Inasmuch, as the complementary parts of fastener 23 are secured to stoling 10 on the portion thereof that turns under, they will be concealed when not in use.

Instead of making a one piece stoling 1G asv illustrated, the same can be made in two 0 the neck portion 22 along full and dotted line 30 shown in Fig. 1 from location of button 31 on stoling 10 around the neck portion. The stoling 10 is equipped with buttons 31 and 32 and buttonholes 33, whereby to fasten the coat along its front portion.

Buttons 34:, 34 sewed to the garment 1 engage buttonholes. 33 formed in strips 7, 7

of pockets 3, 3 to aid in closing said pockets. Stolin 10 is of a lighter color, the same as strips 7 of pockets 3, 3, whereby to add to the attractiveness of the garment.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I

1. In a sweater coat having a V-shaped neck portion, a onev piece stoling of uniform width, fastened to .said sweater coat, said stoling being free around said neck portion to change the same from V-shaped to a closed neck.

2. In a sweater coat having a V-shaped neck, a stoling of uniform width, sewed to said sweater coat, and adapted to conform to said V-shaped neck, and said sto-ling being free on one edge for closing said V-shaped neck portion.

3. Ina sweater coat having a neck portion,

a stoling of uniform width, sewed to said sweater coat, and attached to said neck portion, and said stoling being free along one edge, whereby to form a V-shaped neck or a closed neck portion.

4. In a sweater coat, a stoling attached to said coat, said stoling being of uniform width, and sewed to said sweater coat, and adapted to form a V-shaped neck, and said stoling being free along one edge, whereby to close said neck portion.

5. In a sweater coat, a stoling of uniform width, sewed to said sweater coat, and attached to said coat, said stoling having a sin le stitch, whereby to form a natural fold, an said stoling being free along one edge, whereby to close said neck portion.

6. In a sweater. coat, a stoling made of tubular fabric, and of uniform width, sewed to said sweater coat, said stoling having means to aid in forming a natural fold, and said stoling being free along one portion, whereby to form a closed neck.

7. In a sweater coat, having a V-shaped neck, a knitted stoling of uniform width, sewed to said sweater coat, attached to said coat, said stoling being knit fiat and having a single stitch along its center line, whereby to effect a natural fold, said stoling being free along one portion to aid in making a closed neck, and means for fastening said stoling about the neck.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

JOSEPH C. W. HAHN. 

